Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18399, Thaddeus Ferry, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Terry, Thaddeus
S 18399
boarded
CONTENTS

6907  Massachusetts
1890 July 26 Chas W Chapman, history - Rev
Thaddeus Perry
of Frampton in the State of Mass who was a Fifer in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col Mason in the [blank] line for 21 Days Fifer " " Private
Inscribed on the Roll of [blank] at the rate of 87 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of Mar 1833 and since to a [blank] Present
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $174 -- Semi-ant. allowance ending 21 Sep " 43.50 $217.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. C. Blair Clerk Book D - Vol. 2 nd Page 51.

10.416 Shaddius Ferry
served in the year
1777 — 6 months 1778 — 8 " 1779 — 3 " " 2 " " 3 " 1780 6 "

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } Hampden County — } ff.
On this fourth day of September A.D. 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Oliver B. Morris Esquire — Judge of the Court of Probate in said County of Hampden, the same being a Court of Record now sitting at Springfield within & for said County. Thaddeus Ferry a resident of Springfield in the County & Commonwealth aforesaid, aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th A.D. 1832 —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated, to wit That he enlisted into the Company of Infantry at Springfield in the County & Commonwealth aforesaid, under Capt. Gideon Burt of Longmeadow, about the last of June 1777; Solomon Brewster of said Springfield & — Mikolas of Brimfield were Lieutenants in said Company; that he enlisted for six months, & gained his Company at said Springfield where said Company was stationed on Garrison duty & guarding the public stores belonging to the United States at that place; that he performed duty in the same Company during the said term of six months & that his name is on the roll of said Company, found among the papers of said Burt, who is now deceased & that he understands the said roll is to be forwarded to the War Department, as evidence for those who may apply for pensions, on account of such service —; that Stephen Newell, whose Deposition is hereto annexed, served with this Deponent during said term; and that this Deponent was honorably discharged by a verbal order from his Captain, about the first of January 1778 — Col. Mason was Superintendent of the public works & stores at said Springfield — & this service was performed in the Militia or State Troops of Massachusetts.
That about the middle of May 1778, he again enlisted at said Springfield as a Munition for Eight months, in the Company of Capt. John Carpenter of Brimfield & Lieutenants Martin Smith & — Winchell of Westfield in this County; that he was a fifer in said Company & belonged to
to make the

Eight months the Regiment of Col. — Wood & Lieut. Col. Hale, in Genl. John Nixon's Brigade of the Massachusetts Troops; his Adjutant's name was Hall; he marched from said Springfield through Westfield, Blandford, & Great Barrington Mr. to Fishkill on the Hudson river, remained there a few days, & then marched to White Plains, where he thinks he joined his Regiment. He believes Genl. Gates was in command until Genl. Washington arrived from New Jersey, after the battle of Monmouth, and often saw, during this Campaign, Genl. Sullivan, Mc. Dougall & Col. Drayton, Rufus Putnam & Thoms. Nixon. He was several times detached on forage parties, scouts &c — from White Plains to Mamoreonuk, Rye, Horseneck, Sing Sing & other places in the vicinity, and that sometime in the month of July or August, he marched & he believes the whole or greater part of Genl. Nixon's Brigade, to Danbury in Connecticut where they remained a few weeks & then marched to Woodbury, Ct. & encamped for about a month. At this time the British were expected to land at New Haven, and this Deponent supposes that was the reason of their being ordered into the vicinity of that City. About the last of October, as he believes that portion of the Army to which he belonged & which had spent a part of the summer & Autumn in Connecticut, received orders & marched to Peeks hill, on the Hudson river & began to prepare for winter quarters, in building huts, barracks &c — and that this Deponent marched with his Company to said Peeks hill & continued on duty, fatigue &c — till the latter part of the month of February 1779 when he was honorably discharged by an order read before the Regiment, as he believes by Adjutant Hall, and that he does not remember that he had a written discharge. He served out his term of Eight months exclusive of the time in going to & returning from his Regiment, and returned home to said Springfield in Company with the said Smith his Lieutenant; and he refers to the Deposition of Daniel Wright, present to annexed as evidence of his service during said Campaign.

3 months That he the said Ferry enlisted again at said Springfield, as a musician, for three months, in the Spring or summer of the year 1779 under Capt. John Carpenter, and was stationed at said Springfield. He performed Garrison duty in said Company during the said term of three months, & performed such service as was required of him in guarding the public Stores & property of the United States there deposited & kept for the use of the Army, after which service he was discharged by a verbal order; and he refers to the Deposition of Gains Bliss as evidence of this term of service, which Deposition is herunto annexed.
2 months That in the latter part of the month of August he enlisted again at said Springfield, in the year 1779, for three months, under Capt. Keep of Monson, Ms. & Lieutenants John Burt & Charles Ferry of Springfield, in the Regiment of Col. Chapin of the Massachusetts Troops, as he supposes; that he served as a fifer; that immediately after his enlistment he marched through Westfield, Blanford, Stockbridge, Ms. to Albany, N.Y. where he encamped & remained one month with his Regiment. After serving one month he was dismissed with his Company & returned home, having been absent nearly two months. The reason of their being dismissed before the term of three months expired, was that all the Troops there were not required & that a supply had arrived before them. Darius Wright was also with him during this Campaign, & his Deposition is herunto annexed.
3 months In the fall of the year 1779 he again enlisted at said Springfield as a musician, for three months under the said Capt. John Carpenter, & did Garrison duty with his Company at said Springfield the full term of three months. He cannot state the precise time of his enlistment or discharge; but recollects distinctly that he had a feeling sense of this term of service, as it occurred in the winter of '79 and '80, called the " hard winter ". He refers to the Deposition of Timothy Stebbins, herunto annexed, who served with him at the same time & place.

In the Spring of the year 1780 he again enlisted for six months, at said Springfield, on a requisition being made of said town, he thinks for ten men. He cannot remember the names of any except Aaron Parsons, and that they went from said Springfield to South Hadley, about ten miles, where they were inspected by Col. Woodbridge, who was called the Muster Master & that they then returned to Springfield where they were further inspected, measured & particularly described. He was enlisted by a Sergeant, but cannot remember his name, but understood he was a noncommissioned officer. He enlisted at this time also as a musician & served as such. They were not organized, as he believes, into a Company, but marched imme- diately for West Point, passing through Suffield & Litchfield Ct.; on arriving at West Point he was attached to Col. Thoms Nixons Regiment in Genl. John Nixon's Brigade. His Lieutenant's name was White; his Captain's name he does not remember, but recollects distinctly that he was attached to what was called the "Light Col." Company. He remained with his Company at West Point several weeks & then marched down the River soon after they heard of the battle at Springfield, N. Jersey. He was on duty with his Company at Hounstow, Kings Ferry, Dappan, Georgetown & Paterson, during most of the summer. He well remembers the Baron Steuben & often saw him in the Jerseys, where he was some part of this Campaign. Steuben once applied to the Commanding officer of his Regiment & made a requisition for a number of men to go on a scout. The Regiment was paraded & those who were willing to volunteer were ordered to advance to the front. A greater number of men volunteered than was wanted, and Steuben made his election from those who stepped forward & one of those chosen by the Baron Steuben was the saiderry. His Colonel, however, requested that saiderry might not be taken from the Light Col's Company as he was called the best fifer in the Company.
Memoranda

The capture & execution of Major Andre, the British spy occurred while he was at Housatonic or Kingsbridge, and he well remembers that it was the only subject of conversation for a considerable time among the Troops, when viewed in connection with the treason & desertion of Arnold; and that both these events are still fresh in his memory. He was in no engagement during this Campaign, and cannot remember so distinctly the particular occurrences as might be expected or required of him. Nor is he certain as to the precise time or place when & where he was discharged; but knows that he served the full term of six months agreeably to his enlistment, and believes that he was discharged by order order from his Colonel, just before his Regiment embarked at or near West Point about the last of December, when he returned home to said Springfield. He belonged to the Massachusetts line, but supposes that his name may be found on the Continental list. General Washington was in command, whom he often saw, as well as many of the other officers whose names he has mentioned during his other terms of service. Many of his neighbours, the oldest inhabitants in town, know that he served several campaigns in the War of the Revolution, but he does not know of any who can testify to his having been actually in the service except the persons whose Depositions have been already referred to & annexed to this Declaration.
That he does not remember that he ever had a written discharge but once , but may have had & the same has been lost. He had a written discharge on finishing his last term of service at West Point; but on his return home delivered it to Col. Smith a Broker in this town & took my pay out of his store. It is now lost.
That he was born in said Springfield on the third day of January A.D. 1761 & that there is a record of his age in the Registry of births in said town of Springfield. He has always resided in said town & had no other residence except when in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war.

The said Gerry is well acquainted with the Rev. Bezaleel Howard, Rev. Samuel Osgood, Col. Russell Lee, Superintendent of Mus. Charles Howard, Pay Master in the U.S. Army in this place, & William Rice Esq. Register of Deeds, in this County & all residing in said Springfield; they will testify that he maintains a good character for truth & veracity & that they have always understood that the said Gerry was a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or Territory.
The Rev. Bezaleel Howard a Clergyman and William Rice, Register of Deeds for the County of Hampden, both residing in said Springfield hereby certify that we are  Shaddeus Gerry
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
We Bezaleel Howard a Clergyman & William Rice, Register of Deeds for said County of Hampden both residing in said Springfield hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Shaddeus Gerry who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Bezaleel Howard William Rice
And the said Court after the investigation of the matter & after hearing the testimonies prescribed by the War Department do hereby declare their opinion that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states & the said Court further certifies that it appears to them that the Bezaleel Howard who has subscribed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in said Springfield & that William Rice who has also signed said Certificate is a resident of said Springfield & a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Justin Willard Register of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Shaddeus Gerry for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand after the seal of said Court this 24 th day of September A.D. 1832 Justin Willard

I Gains Bliss of Longmeadow in the County of Hampshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of Grafton age depose & testify & say, that I have been well acquainted with Thaddeus Terry of Springfield in said County from the time of the Revolutionary war. Said Terry was a soldier with me in Capt. Carpenter's Company of Infantry in the year 1779, and did his duty as a musician in said Company for the term of three months. This was in the summer of the year 1779, and we were stationed at said Springfield & did garrison duty during said term of three months. Said Terry was a fifer in said Company & served faithfully till the expiration of his term of enlistment. We were stationed there as a guard to the public stores.
Gains Bliss.
Hampden ss. Sworn to and subscribed this eighth day of August A.D. 1832.
Before me James W. Brooks Just. Peace
I Stephen Newell of Milbrooke in the County of Hampshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, depose & say, that Thaddeus Terry of Springfield in said County was an enlisted soldier in the service of the United States in the year 1777, in the Massachusetts Militia; that he was in Capt. Gideon Burt's Company of Infantry; that Solomon Brewer & — Myhals were Lieutenants in said Company; that this deponent was well acquainted with said Terry & verily believes, that said Terry served the term of six months in the year aforesaid, to wit, from the month of June 1777 to the month of February 1778; & that this deponent often saw said Terry on duty in said Company, in said town of Springfield where said Company was stationed & performed garrison duty during the term of enlistment.
Stephen Newell
Hampden ss. Sworn to and subscribed this ninth day of August A.D. 1832.
Before me James W. Brooks Just. of the Peace

I Darius Wright of Springfield in the County of Hampshire I am in the worth of Massachusetts, depose & say, that I am well acquainted with Thaddeus Terry of said Springfield & have known him from his youth; that said Terry was a soldier of the Revolution & served one campaign of Eight months with this Deponent; that said Terry enlisted at said Springfield as a Piper, sometime in the month of May 1778 in the Company of Capt. John Carpenter in Col. Wood's Regiment of the Massachusetts Militia or State Troops; that this Deponent enlisted into the same Company with said Terry & marched from said Springfield to Fishkill, on the Hudson River & afterwards down the River to White Plains; that said Terry marched with his Regiment in the summer of same year to Danbury & Woodbury in the State of Connecticut & that the said Terry was honorably discharged at or near Peekskill, N.Y. having served out the term of his enlistment, being eight months; and that this Deponent & the said Terry were in the same mess during the whole or greater part of this Campaign. And this Deponent further says, that he well remembers having heard from divers persons, neighbors and acquaintances of the said Terry, during the time of the Revolutionary War, that said Terry was several times in the service of the United States besides the Campaign when he served with this Deponent. Darius Wright
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hampshire County ss. Personally appearing Darius Wright above named & subscribed made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition this 27 th day of August A. D. 1832 - Before me James W. Crooks Justice of the Peace.

I Timothy Stebbins of Westfield in the County of Hampden Commonwealth of Massachusetts, depose & say that Iddicus Derry of Springfield enlisted into Capt. Carpenter's Company of Militia in the fall of the year 1779 & served three months as a piper, and that this service was performed at said Springfield in guarding the public stores & property belonging to the United States — that this Deponent served in the same Company with said Derry, & that they were both discharged sometime in the winter of the year 1780, called the hard winter .
Timothy Stebbins
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden County ss. Personally appearing Timothy Stebbins above named & made oath, to & subscribed the foregoing Deposition, this 27 th day of August A.D. 1832. Before me Amos W. Crook Justice of Peace.
I Certify that the above named Deponents, viz. Gaius Bliss, Stephen Newell, Darius Wright & Timothy Stebbins, are to me well known; that they are all persons of truth & veracity, & that their statements are entitled to the fullest credit. Springfield August 27 th 1832
Amos W. Crook
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. I John Ingersoll Clerk of the Common Pleas Court being a Court of Record in the County of Hampden do hereby certify that James W. Crook before whom the above & annexed depositions were verified is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hampden and that his name therein severally subscribed is his true and genuine signature — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Common Pleas Court at Springfield on this twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred thirty two. John Ingersoll Clerk

I Darius Wright of Springfield in the County of Hampden testify & say that I served one Campaign of about two months with Thaddeus Gerry of said Springfield in the year 1779 - that this Deponent will remember the said Gerry's being a piper in said Company & served as such - that said Gerry marched to Albany, N.Y. - & that this Deponent & said Gerry were both discharged & returned home having been at Albany about one month & in the mean time in going to & returning from his Regiment about two months - that we enlisted sometime in the month of August & returned home in the month of October - that we enlisted for three months but were not wanted the whole term. This Deponent further testifies that he inadvertently omitted to state this term of service of the said Gerry when he subscribed a former Deposition in this case - that the said Gerry & this Deponent served this campaign in the Company of Capt. Keep of Monson.
Darius Wright Hampden County ss. Personally appearing Darius Wright above named & subscribed & made oath to the foregoing Deposition, this fourth day September A.D. 1832
Before me Almon W. C. Cook Justice of the Peace

10.416
Thaddeus Ferry
Map
31 2 29 16 45 11 11 16
on Roll Col Mason's Regt Fifer enlisted 3 July 1780-6 months - discharged 16 Dec 1780 - 5 months 13 days
21 Mr. Fifer 3 Do Pawah
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E. A. Clary Esq Present
Jas W. Cook

BRIEF in the case of Thaddeus Fernald County of Hampden in the State of Mass (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 11 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     enlisted In 1777 June 6 Private Capt Burt Col Mason   May 1778 8 Musician Capt Carpenter Col Wood   1779 3 " " Capt Carpenter   Aug 1779 1 piper Capt Reep Col Chapin   again 1779 3 Musician Capt Carpenter   1780 6 " " Col Nixon Lieut White  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Springfield Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses, rolls, & traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? informally attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
Horatio Nelson 28th feby 1833

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., Aug 15, 1907
In reply to your request of Aug 14, received Aug 15 for a statement of the military history of William Ferris a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Last of Dec. 1777 Long 1778 Gideon Burt Mason Mass.   Mid May 1778 Last of July 1779 Infantry John Carpenter Wood "   Spring Summer 1779 3 mos. Warrior John Carpenter   Last of Aug. 1779 1 mo. Infantry Kepp Chapman   Feb. 1780 2 mos. Infantry John Carpenter Stearns   April 1780 6 mos. Infantry John Carpenter Stearns  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Springfield Mass. Date of application for pension, Feb 1882  Glenn Allen Residence at date of application, Springfield Mass. Age at date of application, Born in Springfield Mass. Jan 3 1761 date of death not stated
Remarks: No family data
Very respectfully,
Mr. J. P. Spalding  11 York Ave.  Towanda Pa.
Commissioner.

P  18399
INVALID.
File No. 18,399
Landers Henry
Wife New War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 123
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1907 Aug. 15 History to F.P. Spalding. V.L.M.
1909 Feb 4 Hist. to J.L. Parraga. V.L.M.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Thaddeus Berry which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? ye V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes. VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? Yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? Yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days. I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

pen 369 East Main St Bridgeport, Conn Jan'y 28/09
Commissioner of Pensions, Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D.C.,
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me an abstract of the Revolutionary record of Thaddeus Terry or Terre - of Springfield Mass, He was pensioned in 1832.
Respectfully yours,
J. L. Parraga
18399

218399. N. 18623

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING COLUMBIA
F. P. SPALDING, CIVIL ENGINEERING W. S. WILLIAMS, TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERING A. LINCOLN HYDE, BRIDGE ENGINEERING W. A. MILLER, RAILWAY ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Iowanda, Pa., Aug. 10, 1907,
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
For the purpose of completing family records, I am anxious to obtain information concerning the military service in the Revolutionary war of Thaddens Ferry and Moses Bourn, and would ask that you give me any information which may be available in your office.
Thaddens Ferry of Springfield, Mass. was a fifer in the 3 rd Massachusetts Militia in 1779 . He died in 1848, aged 86, and I think drew a pension.
Moses Bourn is reported as enlisting at Providence (I suppose R.I.). He lived at Souers, Conn. after the war and died in 1824.
I am informed that his wife, Hulda Reed Bourn, drew a pension after his death. She died in 1842.
I will be grateful for any information you may be able to give me.
Very Truly Yours
F. P. Spalding,
Summer Address.
11 York Ave.
Iowanda, Pa.